"Over the past three decades, women have consistently earned less across
the board than their male counterparts." Colleagues this is an
important article. Also ASU colleagues may note how far below the
national average our salaries are for even 2 year-colleges with rank,
much less universities offering doctoral degrees. Hmmm...
Just the Stats: Faculty Gender Gap Still Persists
By Olivia Pullmann <http://diverseeducation.com/contactolivia.asp>
<http://diverseeducation.com/contactolivia.asp>
<http://diverseeducation.com/contactolivia.asp>
A female math and economics professor has been fighting with Columbia
University for the past 15 years, claiming that the institution
underpays women. Her long-running lawsuit is just one indicator that the
decades-old trend of female professors earning less than their male
colleagues is improving at a snail's pace at best. The American
Association of University Professors conducts an annual survey and trend
analysis of faculty salary across different institutional levels, and
analyzes various positions. Its most recent analysis shows that women
with tenure are not progressing towards economic equality with tenured
men. Over the past three decades, women have consistently earned less
across the board than their male counterparts.
Salary Discrepancies
Female faculty, across all ranks, at public doctoral-granting
universities earned on average $19,000 less then their male counterparts
during the 2005-2006 academic year. The disparity is more acute at
private universities, where women earned $24,000 less than males. Among
full professors, with an average difference of $10,000 at the public
level, and $12,000 at the private level. Salary differences narrow at
master's degree and baccalaureate-granting colleges, and at two-year
colleges. Women make $4,000 and $6,000 less than men at public and
private schools, respectively, that offer master's degree programs. At
bachelor's degree-granting universities, the discrepancy is $3,600 at
public and $4,000 at private institutions. At two-year public colleges,
the discrepancy is $2,000.
Salary Level at Public, Private and Religious-Related Institutions Based
on Gender for 2005-2006
Men
Women
Amount Difference
Category I (Doctoral)
Professor
$110,343
$100,318
$10,025
Associate
$75,547
$70,076
$5,471
Assistant
$65,128
$59,632
$5,496
Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank
$51,211
$45,760
$5,451
Catorgy IIA (Master's)
Professor
$81,446
$77,464
$3,982
Associate
$64,634
$61,716
$2,918
Assistant
$54,183
$51,809
$2,374
Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank
$44,489
$57,383
-$12,894
Category II B (Baccalaureate)
Professor
$78,202
$74,543
$3,659
Associate
$60,022
$60,145
-$123
Assistant
$50,264
$48,620
$1,644
Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank
$46,896
$56,286
-$9,390
Category III (Two-Year Colleges with Ranks)
Professor
$67,749
$64,230
$3,519
Associate
$54,576
$52,333
$2,243
Assistant
$47,670
$46,483
$1,187
Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank
$42,997
$51,177
-$8,180
Source: AAUP
Rank Discrepancies
In general, women typically held lower ranks and were less likely to
have tenure, or be on the tenure track, according to recent data. Women
are under-represented at doctoral-granting universities, where they
account for just 33.2 percent of faculty. At these institutions, just
7.1 percent of women are full professors, compared to 31 percent of men.
But, the gap decreases at master's and baccalaureate-granting
institutions, where women make up 41.4 percent of faculty. Still, they
are more likely to be concentrated in the associate and assistant
professor ranks. An equal number of women and men teach at two-year
schools. But slightly more male faculty (15.4 percent) than female
faculty (12.7 percent) hold full professor status. During the 2005-2006
academic year, 82.1 percent of all male professors were tenured or on
tenure track compared to 69.1 percent of women.
Percent Distribution of Faculty at Public and Private Insitutions: By
Rank and Gender for 2005-2006
Men
Women
Category I (Doctoral)
Professor
31.0
7.1
Associate
16.7
9.2
Assistant
13.8
10.4
Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank
5.2
6.5
Total
66.7
33.2
Category II (Master's)
Professor
21.9
8.3
Associate
15.8
11.0
Assistant
15.3
14.4
Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank
5.7
7.7
Total
58.7
41.4
Category III (Baccalaureate)
Professor
21.6
8.5
Associate
16.4
11.9
Assistant
16.3
15.7
Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank
4.2
5.2
Total
58.5
41.3
Category IV (Two-Year Colleges with Ranks)
Professor
15.4
12.7
Associate
11.8
11.8
Assistant
13.2
14.8
Instructor/Lecturer/No Rank
9.2
11.2
Total
49.6
50.5
Source: AAUP
Broken down by race, Black women are more likely to be on the tenure
track than their counterparts. Among all tenured Black faculty, 45
percent were women. But among all tenured White faculty, just 32 percent
are women. The distribution for Hispanics is 61 percent male and 39
percent of female. Asian men dominate tenure within their group, as
women account for just 24 percent of tenured Asian professors.
Tenured or Tenure-track Full-time Faculty at Degree-Granting Insitutions
By Race/Gender Fall 2003
Academic Rank/Gender
American Indian
Asian
Black
Hispanic
White
All Ranks
Men
60%
76%
54%
61%
68%
Women
40%
24%
46%
39%
32%
Full Professor
Men
70%
85%
64%
72%
77%
Women
30%
15%
36%
28%
23%
Associate Professor
Men
55%
73%
53%
60%
62%
Women
45%
27%
47%
40%
38%
Assistant Professor
Men
47%
57%
44%
49%
51%
Women
53%
43%
56%
51%
49%
Instructor
Men
57%
44%
49%
52%
53%
Women
43%
56%
51%
48%
47%
Source: US Dept. of Education
On a positive note, the majority of new hires were women, at 55 percent.
Field Of Employment
Overall, women typically were more likely to be employed at public
two-year colleges, while men were more likely to be employed at public
doctoral institutions. In addition, women were more likely to teach
full-time in education (58.8 percent) and health sciences (49.8
percent). Men dominate the sciences, claiming 91.2 percent of
engineering, 77.6 percent of natural sciences and 65 percent of social
science professorships.
Rev. Dr. E-K. Daufin, Professor
Department of Communications
ASU VP for Faculty, Faculty/Staff Alliance, AFT, AFL-CIO
Alabama State University
915 South Jackson St.
Montgomery, AL 36101-0271
334.229.6885
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